Perman

Mitsuo Suwa, a lazy young boy, meets an alien named Birdman, who is part of a group that maintains peace in the galaxy. Birdman recruits Mitsuo to become a Perman. Mitsuo is given three items: a helmet that multiplies the wearer's physical strength and serves as a mask, a cape that allows the wearer to fly and run with great speed, and a badge that enables the wearer to breathe underwater and to communicate with Permans. Birdman instructs Mitsuo that if a Perman's identity becomes known to other...

Perman was originally serialized from 1966 to 1968 as a joint work under the Fujiko Fujio pen-name, with Fujiko F. Fujio as the main creator, and Fujiko Fujio (A) contributing the art for some characters. A second run of the series was serialized from 1983 to 1986 as a Fujiko F. Fujio solo work. The...